Plage de l'Écluse

Brittany


Framed by fashionable hotels, a casino and neo-Gothic villas, Plage de l'Écluse is the perfect place to shade yourself in style by renting one of Dinard's trademark bathing tents. Reproductions of Picasso's paintings are often planted in the sand here in high summer.


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1. Fort de la Cité d'Alet

1.15 MILES

Constructed in the mid-18th century, Fort de la Cité d'Alet was used as a German base during WWII; one of the bunkers now houses this memorial, which…

2. Mémorial 39–45

1.18 MILES

Constructed in the mid-18th century, Fort de la Cité d'Alet was used as a German base during WWII. One of the bunkers now houses this memorial, which…

4. Île du Grand Bé & Fort du Petit Bé

1.47 MILES

At low tide, cross the beach to walk out via Porte des Bés to Île du Grand Bé, the rocky islet where the great St-Malo-born, 18th-century writer…

5. Plage de Bon Secours

1.48 MILES

You can splash in the protected tidal swimming pool west of St-Malo's walls at Plage de Bon Secours, wander along the sand or climb the diving board to…

6. Ramparts

1.48 MILES

Constructed at the end of the 17th century under military architect Vauban, and measuring 1.8km, the ramparts of St-Malo can be accessed from several…

7. La Demeure de Corsaire

1.6 MILES

This 18th-century mansion and historic monument was once owned by corsair (privateer) François Auguste Magon. Guided tours are knowledgeably presented but…

8. Plage des Bas Sablons

1.6 MILES

This long and pleasant beach by the marina in St-Servan has a dike that prevents the water from receding entirely at low tide.

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